Name: Bringing GIS to Everyone: Tools, Portals, and Workflows for Better Local Decision-Making
Start: 2026-10-14T13:30:00-0500
End: 2026-10-14T14:30:00-0500

Welcome to GIS-Pro 2026 in Milwaukee! The Geospatial Professional Network is thrilled to partner with the Wisconsin Land Information Association for this event. This is where you will find the comprehensive program agenda, speaker profiles, and sponsor directory. Registration and additional conference information are located here.

We’re excited to debut a brand-new session experience at GIS-Pro: GeoSID Talks.

Bringing GIS to Everyone: Tools, Portals, and Workflows for Better Local Decision-Making

Wednesday October 14, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT

Wright C, 4th Floor

This session explores how GIS can be transformed into a powerful tool for local decision-making and emergency response. By examining real-world examples such as conservation suitability tools, municipal data portals, and mobile-compatible flood mapping applications the session demonstrates how complex spatial data can be simplified into intuitive tools that improve transparency, sustainability, and situational awareness. Attendees will learn how these user-friendly applications not only support day-to-day operations but also build long-term community resilience and enhance coordination during critical events.

Keywords: Local government, stakeholder engagement, conservation, interactive applications, decision-making, community resilience, emergency management

Informed Decision Making: Tree Canopy and Dashboards
Kassandra Hernandez-Galvan, Asset Management Analyst, City of Warrenville, Warrenville, IL – USA
Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP, Senior GIS Professional, Consultant, and Instructor, Cultivate Geospatial Solutions LLC, Dacula, GA - USA

Creating an Interactive Conservation Scorecard Application
Madeline Tripp, GIS & Public Engagement Specialist, VIEWSHED, Portland, ME - USA

Rapid GIS Deployment for Flood Situational Awareness: A Saint John Case Study
Yves Leger, M.Sc., GISP, GIS Manager, City of Saint John, Saint John, NB - Canada

Speakers

Kassandra Hernandez-Galvan

Asset Management Analyst, City of Warrenville

Kassandra Hernandez-Galvan is an Asset Management Analyst with the City of Warrenville, where she supports data-driven decision-making for infrastructure and public works operations. She serves as the administrator for VUEWorks and plays a key role in integrating enterprise resource... Read More →

Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP

Senior GIS Professional/Consultant/Instructor, Cultivate Geospatial Solutions LLC

Tripp is a Senior GIS Professional, Consultant and Instructor for Cultivate Geospatial. With over 28 years of experience, he is a recognized industry expert and leader. Tripp holds multiple GIS and IT certifications including the GISP, severl Esri technical certifications, and more... Read More →

Madeline Tripp

GIS & Public Engagement Specialist, VIEWSHED

Madeline is a GIS & Public Engagement Specialist with VIEWSHED in Yarmouth, Maine. Her work involves collaborating with municipalities to develop online maps and interactive tools that make data approachable and facilitate decision-making. Madeline has a B.S. in Geography with a certificate... Read More →

Yves Léger, M.Sc., GISP

GIS Manager, City of Saint John

Yves Léger is an accomplished geospatial professional with more than three decades of experience advancing the use of geographic information systems (GIS), spatial data, and mapping technologies in the public sector. Based in New Brunswick, Canada, he has played a key role in helping... Read More →

Wednesday October 14, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
Wright C, 4th Floor

Applications and Impacts of GIS

GIS-Pro 2026

Kassandra Hernandez-Galvan

Tripp Corbin, MCP, GISP

Madeline Tripp

Yves Léger, M.Sc., GISP

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